Welcome to Chechnya - International Films - Independent Films

Overview

This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ pogrom raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity — and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.

Reactions, Awards & Festivals

“A documentary that plays like a chilling undercover thriller.”

Justin Chang

NPR

Critic’s Pick! “A moving and vital indictment of mass persecution.”

Jeanette Catsoulis

The New York Times

“An illuminative work that never feels entirely safe, placing the observer in the midst of its subjects in moments where not even they can be entirely sure they'll make it.”

Melanie McFarland

Salon

Cast & Crew

Director : David France
Cast : Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Maxim Lapunov
Written By : David France, Tyler H. Walk

Technical Info

Year : 2020
Country : USA
Language : Russian, Chechen, and English with English Subtitles
Running time : 107 minutes
Aspect Ratio : 1.78 : 1
Rating : Not Rated
Genre : Documentary